I think the Yankees vs. Phillies is easily the best World Series matchup of the past decade. On paper, this series has it all. First, you’ve got two major markets with rabid fanbases. Yankee fans, fairweather or otherwise, are abundant, and everyone in sports knows you can’t match Philadephia fans for intensity. Second, unlike previous years, [...]
I don’t know. I’d like to think that a guy like Mariano Rivera, who’s been this successful for this long in such a demanding field doesn’t cheat. But then, it’s baseball, and apparently everyone cheats in baseball. On the plus side, he’s not a steroid user like A-Rod, so that’s still better in the grand scheme [...]
So, it appears my post-season predictions have not gotten off to the best start. Seeing as how I picked the Cardinals to make it to the World Series, and possibly even win the whole thing. And yet here we are, and the Cardinals are the first team eliminated. They say it takes a big man to [...]
With Detroit dropping the AL Central to the Twins in a thrilling 163rd game, the playoff matchups are finally set. So, let’s look ahead at the opening round, and what SportPops predicts for the series’ ahead. American League Division Series Yankees over Twins in 3 – This has all the hallmarks of a quick annihilation. The Yankees [...]
At the end of this season, the Toronto Blue Jays fired their general manager JP Ricciardi. And the fans rejoiced. In eight seasons, JP let the team to a cumulative slightly below .500 record, one second place finish and no playoff appearances. Then he was fired, and the fans rejoiced. Maybe not all the fans, but [...]
In this era of disposable management, its almost shocking to see a manager or head coach last five years with one team, let alone over twenty. When Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Coc retires after the 2010 season, he’ll be calling it quits after ?? seasons with the Braves, and ?? seasons in total as an [...]
As the baseball regular season apparently winds to an end, I’m struck by the thought that this has been an incredibly boring year. Manny got suspended, neither the Yankees or the Red Sox fell apart, Roy Halladay didn’t get traded (yet), the Mets underperformed again. It just seemed that except for a few small blips, [...]
Now that the regular season is almost finished in most fantasy leagues, I thought I would select the 2009 SportPops Fantasy Football [...]
Normally, I'm not a big fan of women's soccer. But today I found my new favourite soccer player in New Mexico's Elizabeth Lambert. See the [...]
Bill Belichick is an evil genius. You don't usually see Mr. Hoodie on the wrong end of stupidity, but ol' Bill sure pulled a doozie last night. [...]
Imagine, you're a Maurice Jones-Drew owner, and you see him streaking towards an easy TD that will help you take the lead, or at least get a nice [...]